Lower Township and West Cape May residents pay less, but Cape May residents pay more towards the new budget approved by the Lower Cape May Regional Board of Education. The Cape May Star and Wave reports that the high school will get locker room improvements, a free standing field house, and a new road surface…
The Wetlands Institute has earned a Disney Conservation Grant totaling nearly $24,000. The grant was awarded to the Institute for its proactive efforts to protect the Northern diamondback turtle population. The Institute will use the funding to help eliminate some of the threats to the terrapins. ##
New Jersey State Police are establishing a sobriety checkpoint in Cumberland County today. The checkpoint will be set up along Route 56 in Deerfield Township. Troopers will be stopping cars to check for impaired drivers. ##
President Trump has arrived in New Jersey, and he will stay in the Garden State through the weekend. The President arrived late Thursday night and he will stay at his golf club in Bedminster. Trump was last in New Jersey as he was assembling his presidential transition team. ##
A huge coast Guard Community Festival will be held this weekend in Cape May. The festival provides an opportunity for the public to visit the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May and take various ship and harbor tours, and enjoy other activities. ##
The annual World Series of Birding will take place this weekend in our region. This is the 34th year for the event and brings birders in from across the globe who try to spot as many different birds in a 24 hour period. It now features 300 participants. ##
New Jersey Congressman Frank LoBiondo voted against a House plan to repeal Obamacare on Thursday. The effort did receive the support of two lawmakers from New Jersey, Congressmen Tom MacArthur and Rodney Frelinghuysen. ##
The company that owns Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City is jumping into the online casino market. The Press of Atlantic City reports that MGM Resorts will be launching an online casino and poker platform later this year. ##
A Coast Guard cutter with long ties to the Cape May area has returned to its homeport of Virginia after seizing over four tons of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The “Dependable” returned home after successfully stopping drug operations in four separate cases that resulted in $122 million in drugs being confiscated. ##
Wildwood is moving its dog beach to provide a bigger play area for the dogs, and their owners. City Commissioner Pete Byron announced that the dog beach will be moving from Poplar Avenue to another unannounced location where the popular red fire hydrant will also be moved. ##